A lying-in visit, or, A short sighted mistake [graphic].

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Title: A lying-in visit, or, A short sighted mistake [graphic].
Alternative Title: Short sighted mistake
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [1 April 1792]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Apll. [sic] 1, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Abstract: "A lady (left) darts forward in profile to the right, bending low, both arms extended towards a coal-scuttle which a footman in livery is bringing in. He looks at her with irritated dismay. She says: "O You pretty creature! - bless the dear baby, how it smiles give it to me Nurse - it has exactly its papa's nose & mamma's eyes. O it is a delightful little Creature." She wears a plain striped gown with a sash, a high-crowned hat of checked material; ringlets fall on her shoulders."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: coal scuttles -- Domestic service: footmen.
1 print on laid paper : etching, hand-colored ; sheet (trimmed within plate mark) 26 x 35 cm.
Watermark: Strassbourg lily on crowned armorial shield.
Provenance: Suckling ; June 1956.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25 x 35 cm
Language: English

Access: Public
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